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john berman along with zoraida sambolin. we're taking a look at the top cnn trend on the internet this morning. actor morgan freeman, he's known for his distinctive voice, shaw shank redemption. now he's lending that voice to fight -- to the fight to legalize same-sex marriage across the u.s. freeman narrates a new 30-second ad produced by the human rights campaign. >> freedom, justice and human dignity have always guided our journey toward a more perfect union. now, across our country, we're standing together for the right of gay and lesbian americans to marry the person they love. and -- >> that voice. >> i could just listen. just play it. all right. 15 minutes past the hour. the rolling stones are back in business. the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band took the stage sunday at london's o-2 arena to make their 50th anniversary. >> they played more than two hours, proving they can still give an audience palestinianty of, yes, satisfaction. it was also a reunion of sorts, bounding bassist bill wyman and former guitarist mi
john berman along with zoraida sambolin. we're taking a look at the top cnn trend on the internet this morning. actor morgan freeman, he's known for his distinctive voice, shaw shank redemption. now he's lending that voice to fight -- to the fight to legalize same-sex marriage across the u.s. freeman narrates a new 30-second ad produced by the human rights campaign. >> freedom, justice and human dignity have always guided our journey toward a more perfect union. now, across our country,...
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i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage.
i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie...
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welcome to "early start," i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. nice to have you with us this morning. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. up first, 63 days and counting until we head to the fiscal cliff. if these two men cannot find a way to compromise the impact on the economy could be catastrophic. president obama delivers a big economic speech in about eight hours, and he wants tax cuts for the wealthy to extire. house speaker john boehner drawing this line in the sand. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> white house correspondent brianna keilar is live from washington, d.c. for us this morning. brianna, speaker boehner seemed to be offering the president on olive branch earlier this week when he talked about the possibility of increasing revenue. but here he's taking a hard stance against tax increases. what does that say about the chances of a compromise? >> well, it may actually sound kind of like it's splitting hairs. but it's really two different things where
welcome to "early start," i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. nice to have you with us this morning. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. up first, 63 days and counting until we head to the fiscal cliff. if these two men cannot find a way to compromise the impact on the economy could be catastrophic. president obama delivers a big economic speech in about eight hours, and he wants tax cuts for the wealthy to extire. house speaker john boehner drawing this line in the sand....
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zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. general david petraeus resigned last week after admitting to the extramarital affair. the other woman paula broadwell wrote his biography. >> jill kelley has been a close friend of petraeus and his wife holly. kelley talked to an fbi friend launching an investigation between general petraeus and paula broadwell. now we are told kelley traded inappropriate e-mails from marine general john allen. he denies the extramarital affair with kelley and insists he dd nothing wrong. >> but the pentagon is investigating thousands of documents and e-mails between allen and kelley. it turns out both generals stepped in to help kelley's twin sister natalie in a custody fight. >> this is the a picture of petraeus with jill and natalie. they are twins, you can see that there, and here's what petraeus wrote to the court, quote, we have on many occasions observed natalie and her son, including when we hosted them and the kelley family for christmas dinner this past year. in each case we have seen a very
zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. general david petraeus resigned last week after admitting to the extramarital affair. the other woman paula broadwell wrote his biography. >> jill kelley has been a close friend of petraeus and his wife holly. kelley talked to an fbi friend launching an investigation between general petraeus and paula broadwell. now we are told kelley traded inappropriate e-mails from marine general john allen. he denies the extramarital affair with kelley and...
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it's john berman, austan. one of the few specifics president obama ran on is letting the bush tax expire for those making more than $250 thouchlt that was a hold-up in the last negotiations. will the president budge off of that? is there a number he would agree to that is north of $250,000? >> i'm not sure about that. you know, i'm not party to the negotiations. i do know the -- as you say, the main sticking point in the end -- they almost had a grand bargain deal last year, but the main sticking point was that the critics of the president wouldn't tolerate any revenue. and if they can work out some negotiation on revenue, i think that they will find the president is pretty open to a balanced approach that was like the bowles simpson fiscal approach or several others that say if you do more cuts than revenue, but have some revenues in there -- maybe they can sort it out. i would be encouraged. >> you think tax reform here, though, is the issue? that's what john boehner said we need to see. in reform you get mo
it's john berman, austan. one of the few specifics president obama ran on is letting the bush tax expire for those making more than $250 thouchlt that was a hold-up in the last negotiations. will the president budge off of that? is there a number he would agree to that is north of $250,000? >> i'm not sure about that. you know, i'm not party to the negotiations. i do know the -- as you say, the main sticking point in the end -- they almost had a grand bargain deal last year, but the main...
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i'm john berman. >> nice to see you. i'm zonaida sambolin. >>> the i realsraelis pounding targets while palestinian militants continue to launch rockets into israel. israel calls up reservists in preparation for war. >> ben joins us by phone this morning. egypt's prime minister paid a visit to gaza. somehow that going so far? >> well, it was originally planned it would be a three-hour cease fire while the egyptian prime minister was making this visit to gaza. according to our sources, it doesn't appear either side significantly reduced their level of military activity in gaza. certainly before the sun came up there was an intense air attack on gaza itself. it may have been lessened somewhat in the morning while the prime minister was touring gaza. but after he's gone, it's expected to get back to the same pace. >> there are elections coming up not too long from now in israel. palestinians are saying that may be part of the impetus for israel to be taking action. >> certainly this is what you hear oftentimes. tc it was th
i'm john berman. >> nice to see you. i'm zonaida sambolin. >>> the i realsraelis pounding targets while palestinian militants continue to launch rockets into israel. israel calls up reservists in preparation for war. >> ben joins us by phone this morning. egypt's prime minister paid a visit to gaza. somehow that going so far? >> well, it was originally planned it would be a three-hour cease fire while the egyptian prime minister was making this visit to gaza....
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it's john berman here. you've been on both winning and losing campaigns for both democrats and republicans. for us mere mortals who are on the outside, what does it feel like? when do you know you're winning or losing and what are the signs? >> well, you know, i mean, winning, of course, is the best thing that can happen. losing is a near death experience. you know, the thing i remember more than anything is the 2004 campaign when we were on the plane coming back for our last day of campaigning with president bush. and we got the exit polls in about ten minutes before we landed. it's like the oxygen went out of the plane. because all the exit polls as you recall, john, had us losing big. and i remember we got down and i got back and the president called me about an hour later. man, what do you think about these exit polls. of course i put the best face on. but it looked really bad. that's my final message to everybody i talk to. you know, the exit polls have been traditionally wrong. polling is all based on
it's john berman here. you've been on both winning and losing campaigns for both democrats and republicans. for us mere mortals who are on the outside, what does it feel like? when do you know you're winning or losing and what are the signs? >> well, you know, i mean, winning, of course, is the best thing that can happen. losing is a near death experience. you know, the thing i remember more than anything is the 2004 campaign when we were on the plane coming back for our last day of...
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we'll start with john berman. he has a look at some of the stories making news. >> meanwhile, flights have resumed at laguardia after a lot of disruption from sandy. look at these pictures. it's impressive they got it open today. new york city's other two major airports reopened yesterday morning. this doesn't mean everything is back to normal. all three airports are running at reduced schedules. >>> cnn ireporter george dupont shot these stunning images in connecticut. both were just piled on top of each other at a boatyard on bluff avenue, and right near homes, practically on top of homes nearby. he's lived in the area for 30 years and says he's never seen anything like this. george actually traveled a couple towns over to send these pictures to us because he has no power. >>> the presidential election in the battle for the 4-year-old vote. both candidates are actually losing right now. this little girl just can't wait for the election to be over. >> just because i'm tired -- i'm tired of barack obama and mitt r
we'll start with john berman. he has a look at some of the stories making news. >> meanwhile, flights have resumed at laguardia after a lot of disruption from sandy. look at these pictures. it's impressive they got it open today. new york city's other two major airports reopened yesterday morning. this doesn't mean everything is back to normal. all three airports are running at reduced schedules. >>> cnn ireporter george dupont shot these stunning images in connecticut. both were...
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and "early start" co-anchor, john berman. worry talking about president obama, who seems prepared to fight on a couple of critical fronts right now, during his very first news conference since he won re-election. drawing what seemed to be a pretty red line for republicans, first one on taxes and the fiscal cliff. >> when i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we could afford and, according to economists, will have the loeea positive impact on our economy. >> he also wanted republicans to be aware he is supporting u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice. she, initially, of course, said the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi began as a spontaneous protest. because of that, two top-ranking republicans are promising to skudle any nomination if she, in fact, is picked as being the next secretary of state. with that, the president was very annoyed. here is what he said about that. >> if senator mcand senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me.
and "early start" co-anchor, john berman. worry talking about president obama, who seems prepared to fight on a couple of critical fronts right now, during his very first news conference since he won re-election. drawing what seemed to be a pretty red line for republicans, first one on taxes and the fiscal cliff. >> when i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we could afford and, according to economists, will have the loeea positive impact on...
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let's begin with john berman. >> thanks, soledad. a couple of stranded snowboarders are safe at home with their families this morning after being stuck in washington's mount rainier national park for two nights. they dug a snow cave against 70-mile-per-hour winds, whiteout conditions, and two to four feet of snow. they're lucky rangers say they see more people die on that range than anywhere else in the park. >>> the man behind elmo cleared. an accuser who said he had an underage sexual relationship with elmo puppeteer kevin clash is now changing his story. the anonymous accuser, now 24, has said he had a relationship with clash when he was 16. but now, through his attorney, the accuser says it was an adult, consensual relationship. >>> members of the house subcommittee and oversight investigators will hold a hearing today on a recent deadly outbreak of meningitis. the injections have resulted in at least 32 deaths so far. the president of the new england compounding center will appear at today's hearing along with the fda commission
let's begin with john berman. >> thanks, soledad. a couple of stranded snowboarders are safe at home with their families this morning after being stuck in washington's mount rainier national park for two nights. they dug a snow cave against 70-mile-per-hour winds, whiteout conditions, and two to four feet of snow. they're lucky rangers say they see more people die on that range than anywhere else in the park. >>> the man behind elmo cleared. an accuser who said he had an underage...
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i'm john berman. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 in the west. the man praised around the world for playing a central patrrole the ceasefire between israel and hamas is right now the target of massive protests. tens of thousands of protesters are in tahrir square and other cities calling morsi a dictator and the new pharaoh. he granted himself broad new powers specially allowing him to run the country unchecked. and the truce is facing its first challenge. a palestinian farmer was shot dead when israeli officers shot near the border. first i want to go to cairo and reza sayah who's following all the developments there. just a few moments ago, morsi spoke to a huge crowd. what did he say? >> well, he tried to calm things down. he defended his position. he defended the controversial decrees he announced last night telling his opponents that he's part of the revolution, one of the people. certainly at this hour he's got a lot of opponents and critics who do not agree with him and are are expressing their outrage in the streets. dramatic scenes in ca
i'm john berman. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 in the west. the man praised around the world for playing a central patrrole the ceasefire between israel and hamas is right now the target of massive protests. tens of thousands of protesters are in tahrir square and other cities calling morsi a dictator and the new pharaoh. he granted himself broad new powers specially allowing him to run the country unchecked. and the truce is facing its first challenge. a palestinian farmer was shot dead...
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i'm christine romans in for john berman. >> good morning, i'm alina cho. zoraida sambolin has the day off. up first the deadliest day of violence yet in gaza. an israeli missile killing 11 civilians, four of them children. the conflict between hamas and israel threatening to escalate out of control. representatives of the two sides are in egypt for cease-fire talks. but they are not talking directly to each other. hamas making a public demand for a truce. fredrick plight begin live from israel. good morning, israel doesn't seem to be giving in on its side either saying that gaza needs to stop the attacks first as a negotiating starting point. what's the latest? >> certainly the attacks don't seem to be stopping. i'm quite close to the gaza stripe and just in the past couple of hours we've had two rocket alarms go off in the city. that is a signal for us to then take cover. if you're not in the vicinity of any buildings to hit the deck. also in other israeli towns throughout the area, there have been some rockets picked off by missile interceptor systems. s
i'm christine romans in for john berman. >> good morning, i'm alina cho. zoraida sambolin has the day off. up first the deadliest day of violence yet in gaza. an israeli missile killing 11 civilians, four of them children. the conflict between hamas and israel threatening to escalate out of control. representatives of the two sides are in egypt for cease-fire talks. but they are not talking directly to each other. hamas making a public demand for a truce. fredrick plight begin live from...
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i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> good morning, welcome, everybody. our "starting point" this morning, the crucial employment report. the most critical jobs report of president obama's time in office will be released in 90 minutes. final report before election day. we'll take a look at the state of hiring and the unemployment number and the impact on the presidential election. plus the president and governor romney both take their final battles to the state of ohio. with just four days left to the election. how will voters there react to the new numbers? and sandy's destruction still far from over. millions of people still in the cold and dark. many don't have food. don't have a place to live. gas lines getting out of control they're so long. going to have live reports for you this morning. all over these stories with complete coverage from our own business correspondent christine romans. chief business correspondent ali velshi. sheila bair, the former chair
i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> good morning, welcome, everybody. our "starting point" this morning, the crucial employment report. the most critical jobs report of president obama's time in office will be released in 90 minutes. final report before election day. we'll take a look at the state of hiring and the unemployment number and the impact on the presidential election. plus the...
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john berman has a look at those for us. good morning. >>> it's been nearly four days since superstorm sandy has sclamed into the east coast. nearly 3.5 million customers along the eastern seaboard still without power this morning. the economic loss is staggering. estimated $30 to $50 billion. rescue agencies still trying to get food and water to those in need. gasoline is in short sploi. long lines a common sight at many gas stations around this region and the anger is starting to spill over, unfortunately. >>> a new complication in sandy's wake, long lines for fuel and not just for cars. we're talking about generators also. frustration turning into anger and anger into rage. one man was charged for pulling a gun on another driver in queens who tried to cut in line. can you believe that? the shortages may not end for another week. >>> vice president shifting from campaign mode to comedy mode last night, ratelled off david letterman's top ten list. here are a few top ten good things about early voting. this, according to joe
john berman has a look at those for us. good morning. >>> it's been nearly four days since superstorm sandy has sclamed into the east coast. nearly 3.5 million customers along the eastern seaboard still without power this morning. the economic loss is staggering. estimated $30 to $50 billion. rescue agencies still trying to get food and water to those in need. gasoline is in short sploi. long lines a common sight at many gas stations around this region and the anger is starting to...
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swronb bermaber john berman has at the other stories making h d headlines. good morning. >>> they've been in the dark since superstorm sandy hit a week and a half ago now, with billions of dollars in damage. governor cuomo blasted the gas companies for being unprepared. >>> odd/even system of gas rationing now in effect. and fema now providing mobile homes to hard-hit areas to new york and new jersey where residents were displaced by sandy. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and the gunman who tried to take her life face to face in court. jared lee loughner sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences for killing six people in last year's tucson rampage. 13 other people were wounded. we'll talk to patricia maisch, who stopped loughner from reloading that day of the massacre. >>> malala yousafzai, her father says she is recovering well and that the thousands of cards, messages and gifts she has received helped her to stay strong. this is an education crusader, just 13 years old, shot in the head by the taliban in an assassination attempt. >>> men an
swronb bermaber john berman has at the other stories making h d headlines. good morning. >>> they've been in the dark since superstorm sandy hit a week and a half ago now, with billions of dollars in damage. governor cuomo blasted the gas companies for being unprepared. >>> odd/even system of gas rationing now in effect. and fema now providing mobile homes to hard-hit areas to new york and new jersey where residents were displaced by sandy. >>> former congresswoman...
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john berman is on assignment this morning. >> we're happy to have you, christine. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. here in the east. in just a few hours u.n. ambassador susan rice will be back on capitol hill to meet with two more republican senators. she hopes it goes a lot better than yesterday. rice met face-to-face with three of her harshest gop critics for not satisfying with her answers concerning the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. senators john mccain, lindsey graham, kelly ayotte say they are more troubled now than before they had that meeting and all indications are they are still against the president's nominating rice for secretary of state. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before. >> apparently she misled the american public. i think that she would say that. she'd have to say that. >> cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott is live in washington. really nice to see you elise. why are rice's critics saying they are more concer
john berman is on assignment this morning. >> we're happy to have you, christine. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. here in the east. in just a few hours u.n. ambassador susan rice will be back on capitol hill to meet with two more republican senators. she hopes it goes a lot better than yesterday. rice met face-to-face with three of her harshest gop critics for not satisfying with her answers concerning the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. senators john mccain, lindsey...
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john berman looks ahead. >> reporter: remember when they all used to do that funny dance? when the giants won the world series. when barack obama was re-elected president. remember that campaign? it seems so long ago, so yesterday. now, 2016 is the new 2012. just ask joe biden, when reporters wondered when this was the last time he cast a ballot for himself. or last month at a phone bank. when the insurance rates go down. >> reporter: could the vice president be kidding? unlikely, there's nothing funny about joe biden. he might have hillary clinton to contend with. who can forget last month when she was asked by marie clare magazine if she was running for president. her answer, no, i'm not. you see that. she didn't say, i will not. no, that i am not. clearly, leaving the door wide open. she might as well started printing bumper stickers. even her husband practically announced her intentions. >> i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> reporter: how about other democrats? keep an eye on martin o'malley of maryland. it's not hard since he keeps turning up on this
john berman looks ahead. >> reporter: remember when they all used to do that funny dance? when the giants won the world series. when barack obama was re-elected president. remember that campaign? it seems so long ago, so yesterday. now, 2016 is the new 2012. just ask joe biden, when reporters wondered when this was the last time he cast a ballot for himself. or last month at a phone bank. when the insurance rates go down. >> reporter: could the vice president be kidding? unlikely,...
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i'm john berman. >> i'm brooke baldwin. soledad is off today. the starting point today, the negotiator. the president sending timothy geithner to capitol hill in hopes of getting the fiscal cliff deal done before everyone's taxes go up. >> consolation lunch? president obama visits mitt romney to the white house today and everyone is buzzing about it. could obama offer him a job? >> congratulations to someone. you just won the gdp of a small nation. not just one but two winning tickets in last night's record powerball drawing. we'll tell you where. >> and if they will be my best friend soon. we have a packed show. john ba, rasso, adam shif, rick warren, tom cole, connie and mary bono mack and steven holcomb. >> we have so many people coming up. it is thursday, november 2. "starting point" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. our starting point this morning, developments happening now in cairo. the u.s. embassy there is closed. no one is being allowed in or out as we speak. >> embassy officials say protesters are blocking the entrance and
i'm john berman. >> i'm brooke baldwin. soledad is off today. the starting point today, the negotiator. the president sending timothy geithner to capitol hill in hopes of getting the fiscal cliff deal done before everyone's taxes go up. >> consolation lunch? president obama visits mitt romney to the white house today and everyone is buzzing about it. could obama offer him a job? >> congratulations to someone. you just won the gdp of a small nation. not just one but two winning...
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john berman is with us, helping us out with news. christine romans is sticking around, helping us out with business. fiscal cliff, 46 days and counting, we'll fall off the fiscal cliff. although some people have talked about it as being a gentle slope. >> don't believe that. if it's a slope it's like a slalom. >> black diamond gentle slope. >> no, blue. >> nanny says maybe blue. >> still a sleteep slope here. president obama will host top republicans and democrats and look for any room for compromise in the fiscal abusineyss, cliff slope. >> reporter: one thing is for sure, if they don't do something, everybody will end up paying a lot more taxes. that's a good spur. but right now everyone is looking for the tone of this, what the president will do, how both sides come into it. at first glass, it looks as if they're sticking to their positions but there are some cracks. you can so some hints of things that maybe they could compromise on. so let's start with the person who seems to be taking the strongest view from the republican side
john berman is with us, helping us out with news. christine romans is sticking around, helping us out with business. fiscal cliff, 46 days and counting, we'll fall off the fiscal cliff. although some people have talked about it as being a gentle slope. >> don't believe that. if it's a slope it's like a slalom. >> black diamond gentle slope. >> no, blue. >> nanny says maybe blue. >> still a sleteep slope here. president obama will host top republicans and democrats...
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other stories making news, brooke baldwin is in for john berman. that's going to happen in just a few moments. first we want to recap our breaking news stories. first out of libya we know from the state news agency there that the gunman, an unknown, unidentified at this point gunman has assassinated colonel faraj al dursi the temporary security director for benghazi. that happened on tuesday night according to security officials there shot dead by three unidentified gunman who were in a civilian car. he was outside of his home when he was assassinated there and then of course we're continuing to follow this bus explosion story happening in tel aviv. but exploded around noon. israel time, of course, as it passed by the army headquarters there, as we mentioned hamas is praising the attack has not yet claimed responsibility not claiming responsibility at least at this point and there have been some reports from a couple of eyewitnesses we heard on israeli radio who said they saw somebody throw a bag onto that bus but as sara sidner reported for us she
other stories making news, brooke baldwin is in for john berman. that's going to happen in just a few moments. first we want to recap our breaking news stories. first out of libya we know from the state news agency there that the gunman, an unknown, unidentified at this point gunman has assassinated colonel faraj al dursi the temporary security director for benghazi. that happened on tuesday night according to security officials there shot dead by three unidentified gunman who were in a...
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. >> and i'm john berman. soledad is off this week. our "starting point" laugh out loud. top republican literally chuckles at the white house offer on the fiscal cliff. where do we go from here? >>> the man in the middle, ambassador jon huntsman, what he has to say about his party post election and why he's defending susan rice on benghazi when so many other republicans are piling it on. >>> god deed gone viral, hero cop who bought boots for a homeless man on a cold new york city night. >> it is friday, november 30th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> our "starting point this morning, no tangible progress here in the fiscal cliff talks. the tone is turning nasty now. 32 days until the tax rates soar, spending gets slashed and congress, guess what, they break for the holidays in two weeks. >> this is where things stand right now. the president unveiling a plan that calls for $1.6 trillion in tax hikes, hikes, and $50 billion in new -- that's right, new infrastructure spending. he will use the manufacturing plant in pennsylvania as a backdrop today to try to sell this
. >> and i'm john berman. soledad is off this week. our "starting point" laugh out loud. top republican literally chuckles at the white house offer on the fiscal cliff. where do we go from here? >>> the man in the middle, ambassador jon huntsman, what he has to say about his party post election and why he's defending susan rice on benghazi when so many other republicans are piling it on. >>> god deed gone viral, hero cop who bought boots for a homeless man on a...
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you know, one of your anchors on this network, john berman, pointed out to me it's traditionally pretty good graces to not talk about the election for some time after it's over if you're the loser of that election. that being said, let's talk about what he actually said. one of my favorite things about this election being over, carol, largely i get to stop answering questions about how things play politically. and i can answer questions whether or not they're intellectually correct or incorrect. what i would say to you is this. what about mitt romney said is incorrect? >> well, let's ask roland. obviously roland would disagree. >> that's real easy, will. that's real easy. first of all, he said that the gifts he gave to minorities, specifically black folks with the affordable care act. last i checked, white people are also covered by the affordable care act. it's not a black thing. that's first. also, here is the other deal. he talked about what hispanics got, young voters got, women got. let me help you when it comes to minorities, will. iowa is a pretty white state. romney lost to obam
you know, one of your anchors on this network, john berman, pointed out to me it's traditionally pretty good graces to not talk about the election for some time after it's over if you're the loser of that election. that being said, let's talk about what he actually said. one of my favorite things about this election being over, carol, largely i get to stop answering questions about how things play politically. and i can answer questions whether or not they're intellectually correct or...
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. >> i'm christine roman in for john berman. it is exactly half past the hour. >>> all right. breaking news this morning. a bus explosion in tel aviv to tell you about. we have been telling you all night about rising tensions and more fighting in the area, but now here in tel aviv israeli police officials tell us there's a bus explosion. we know there are injuries. there are ten injured. you're looking at pictures here of the scene. these are live pictures, actually, of the scene where this bus has now -- it is in the street. we know there are ten injured. breaking the calm, clearly, of a very tense tel aviv over the past few days. i want to get quickly to fred flankin in israel. what can you tell us about the most recent explosion? >> reporter: yeah, christine, we are still trying to get information on what exactly happened in the bus in downtown tel aviv. we know it was on a road that is in central tel aviv. there are casualties and there are at least ten people who were injured. the earliest reports that we are getting, and this is from various israeli media outlets, three
. >> i'm christine roman in for john berman. it is exactly half past the hour. >>> all right. breaking news this morning. a bus explosion in tel aviv to tell you about. we have been telling you all night about rising tensions and more fighting in the area, but now here in tel aviv israeli police officials tell us there's a bus explosion. we know there are injuries. there are ten injured. you're looking at pictures here of the scene. these are live pictures, actually, of the scene...
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john berman is hosting "starting point" at 7:00, it's now 5:00 a.m. in the east. first 33 days until we reach the fiscal cliff and things are heating up on capitol hill. tim geithner, the chief fiscal cliff negotiator will meet with congressional leaders in an effort to get talks moving. there's no time to waste because there may be 33 days to get a deal done, but congress breaks for the holiday. that happens in just 15 days. white house correspondent dan lothian is live from washington this morning. dan, that clock is ticking louder and louder what is the very latest? i hear there are one-on-one meetings happening today. >> that's right. these are the president himself not sitting down and talking with lawmakers, but timothy geithner will be on capitol hill and other senior level members of the administration trying to hammer something out here. this is a complicated process. so far it does not appear the two sides have gotten closer. that's why you see the president pushing hard, first of all through social media, trying to get americans out there to pass the me
john berman is hosting "starting point" at 7:00, it's now 5:00 a.m. in the east. first 33 days until we reach the fiscal cliff and things are heating up on capitol hill. tim geithner, the chief fiscal cliff negotiator will meet with congressional leaders in an effort to get talks moving. there's no time to waste because there may be 33 days to get a deal done, but congress breaks for the holiday. that happens in just 15 days. white house correspondent dan lothian is live from...
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great to see you, i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. that powerful nor'easter is beating up an already battered northeast this morning. hundreds of people are still without power, that is from superstorm sandy, forced to face damaging winds, bitter cold temperatures, driving snow, all of this in the dark because there's no power. let's go right to rob marciano live from staten island to new york, where they're still reeling from last week's hurricane. rob, what's the situation there this morning? >> reporter: it's cold, but the snow has stopped. but we got more snow than we expected. i mean, just to have it accumulate is something we really didn't expect. and we've seen really 4 or 5 inches here on staten island. you know, a lot of people aren't staying here. homes like this, not completely wiped off their foundation, but pushed off enough, that's pretty much not livable. there are some people that are getting up and about. this dumpster here, because people are throwing a lot of stuff out, sadly. and now with this snow, we've seen quit
great to see you, i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. that powerful nor'easter is beating up an already battered northeast this morning. hundreds of people are still without power, that is from superstorm sandy, forced to face damaging winds, bitter cold temperatures, driving snow, all of this in the dark because there's no power. let's go right to rob marciano live from staten island to new york, where they're still reeling from last week's hurricane. rob, what's the situation...